York County coroner: Woman who attempted suicide at Fort Mill jail dies

A Matthews, N.C., woman who attempted to commit suicide in a Fort Mill holding cell last week has died, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.

Chelsea Diane Ball, 23, was found Dec. 7 by Fort Mill police officers during a suicide attempt after she had been served a warrant for attempted murder. She died on Tuesday, officials say.

The autopsy has been completed, and the toxicology report is not yet complete, according to the coroner’s office.

The cause and manner of death has not been yet been finalized, officials say.

Ball was transported by ambulance to Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill last week after officers gave her emergency aid until medical services arrived, according to a police report.

The State Law Enforcement Division and the S.C. Department of Corrections were contacted to investigate the incident, according to Maj. Bryan Zachary of the Fort Mill Police Department. SLED officials could not be reached Friday.

Ball was booked into the York County Detention Center on Dec. 5 on an armed robbery charge. Police say she was a co-conspirator in a robbery. That charge was dismissed Monday, online court records show.

Ball was then transported to the Fort Mill Police Department, where she was served an additional warrant for attempted murder.

Ball was a suspect in a robbery that police say occurred on Dec. 4 in the area of North White Street in Fort Mill. Police were called to the area around 5 a.m. in response to reports about a stabbing. When police and emergency services arrived, they found that a Fort Mill man had been beaten and robbed. The victim was transported to Piedmont Medical Center.

The victim told police he was traveling from his home with Ball when she stopped the vehicle on North White Street. At that time, several men appeared and attacked the victim, according to the report.

Arrest warrants for armed robbery and attempted murder have been served to Anthony Eddington, Jason Smith and David Head, all from Rock Hill.

Ball, who had been charged with armed robbery, was in the Detention Center. She had a previous arrest history in Mecklenburg County dating back to 2014 on charges that include driving while impaired, probation violation and underage possession of alcohol.

This story was originally published December 16, 2016 at 3:40 PM with the headline "York County coroner: Woman who attempted suicide at Fort Mill jail dies."